Motor vehicle lifespan from July 2026

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Article 18 of Decree 89/2026/ND-CP Regulating the conditions for business of motor vehicle inspection services; organization and operation of registration facilities; lifespan of motor vehicles (effective from July 1, 2026), stipulates the determination of lifespan as follows:

1. Twenty-five (25) years from the year of manufacture for cargo trucks (trucks), specialized cargo trucks (specialized trucks).

2. Twenty (20) years from the year of manufacture for passenger cars with a permitted number of passengers of 09 people or more (excluding drivers), preschool cars, school cars, four-wheeled vehicles with engines.

3. Fifteen (15) years from the year of manufacture for four-wheeled passenger vehicles with engines.

4. The service life for vehicles similar to motor vehicles is applied as for motor vehicles in Clause 1, Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article; ensuring compliance with each function and use of each type of similar vehicle.

5. The list of vehicles with expired service life is compiled on the basis of vehicle registration data to serve patrol and control work.

Thus, from July 1, 2026, the service life of motor vehicles is determined as above.